Atelier Programme | Collage On The Move

Introduction

How is a sense of “movement” created? How should elements be arranged? What about changes in size? The trajectory of motion?

Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco’s exploration of geometric forms can be traced back to his early paintings. His interest in circles stems from his childhood fascination with ball games, as well as from nature and his life experiences in various places. “Exploring geometry is a way for me to think in three dimensions and about motion. I see them as diagrams rather than paintings; they represent their own growth, their own geometric behavior. They start to behave like living organisms, and I feel I need to achieve this in painting, to liberate them from reality,” the artist once described.

How is a sense of “stillness” created? Horizontal arrangement? Neat and orderly patterns?

For this Art Studio workshop, the Winsing Arts Foundation specially invited artist Chu-Li Chen. Building on Orozco’s works, participants will use the repeated motion of scissors to create their own collage materials. Chu-Li Chen is skilled in collage, printmaking, and hand-drawing techniques, creating images full of tactile warmth. This workshop will focus on geometric shapes, encouraging participants to listen to their inner voice and explore, through personal intuition and preference, the relationship and playfulness between “movement” and “stillness.”

Note: Each finished work comes with a simple frame, so participants can take their creation home.